Operation of business where wind regularly carries solid waste into street; fencing requirements.
Tampa City Code § 26-172
in effectSec. 26-172. - Operation of business where wind regularly carries solid waste into street; fencing requirements.
It is unlawful for the owner, tenant or occupant of any parcel of land to operate or permit the operation of any business upon such parcel of land when and where, by reason of the combined effect of the prevailing winds and the location, configuration and size of the structures thereon, solid waste generated by the operation of the business or the customers or patrons thereof is regularly driven, carried or conveyed by such winds in appreciable quantities into or upon any public street, unless and until such owner, occupant or tenant shall have erected or caused to be erected on each boundary of such parcel of land as shall abut an area having a residential zoning classification or a street abutting such an area a proper fence to retain such material with only such openings for ingress and egress of a size and number as shall be necessary. Solid waste generated by the operation of a business or its customers must be contained in proper containers and fenced so as to contain the containers and any contents from being conveyed by winds onto any public or private street.
(Ord. No. 89-253, § 2(58-177), 9-28-89)
Source: City of Tampa, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/tampa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH26UT_ARTIVSOWA_S26-172OPBUWHWIRECASOWAINSTFEREFetched: 10/28/2026